Drum.



P LTENTEB SGT. 9, 1906.

A, CONVERSEi ERUM,

PPLCATI" FILED 2 SHEETS-SEBET l.

A. D. CONVERSE,

` PATBNTED 00T. 9, 1906.

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, :u'lhe purpose ogt-lie-inv n ton to cert' r structethe' drum entirely of. sheet` instal, sol

thatsthe heads cang'besecnrely attached to=- ...the shell fw'ithrmt, an intermediate ,props or.

fsupports vbeing :employed the so le snpports =;-lor'the heads being.attlieeglgesof the ohinies vltheinnenf-aceoltheshel y1fAnotherpurpose oitfneir assemble the parts as to d i; the drinn 'istrong ,I dural )le -andi eoonomieand so that all n is to ,the requisite resonantfqualities are obtained,

and, lurthermore,.to provid admin which ,canf'bensed las areceptaclejfior n'xerehandise f Without impairing'its utility as a drinn.

through a portion of the drum, the

The invention consistsln the "novel con-I struction andfycomliination. hol. the several', parts, as will be vhereinafter fully set lorth, and pointed out in the claims.

' ing drawings, forming'a part of this spccilieation, in which similar characters ot reference indicate corresponding parte in all. the figures.

Figure 1 is a erspective view of the iinproved drum.

ig. 2 is a vertical section View he ing-drawn upon an enlarged scale. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the drum when eni ployed as a receptacle. Fig'. 4 is' a vertical section through a portion et the drum, illustrating the manner in which the upper head is placed in the shell; and Fig` 5 is a section similar to V4, illustrating the manner in which the lower head is secured to the shell. Referring first to Figs. l and 2 of the draw? ings ,A represents the shell of the drum, 'n B and B the two heads for the same, all of 4the said parts being made oi" sheet metal as thin as possible consistent with strength.

' Each head is provided with an outwardly Astilleros n; eo'sv'snsn'" or winoiinnnon, Messi.oirosifirst l neuss. I'

"Speccation of etters Ete-tent;` Wiese? filled Mme zsiaoal este so. :realise Y i inner faeelof the shell A.

bring t.

i invention. relates; to l an irnprovenienty ruins, Aand .particularly to 'metal toy Reference 1s to be had to the aecom3 anypositie; tie llangesextend chimes' of tliesliell sufiicientlyl inw'itrdffte e edcesfotlieliealls proper-'toa point at ornear t le usual' lieadsfil,l2 mediles thesliells'of y such clrurns;f`=hut, l

fie Fiel leeds d@ mit' eelf heads'foi" support."

lfheonly supports agement with the" shell.

tion is shown in Figs. 3, '4, and 5 and conm sists as lollows: .lf shell C is empio Ted and two heads l) and D are fitted in t ie shell,

therefrom, but is supported hy and is in ilrietional engagement with the shell. Each head is provided with an outwardly extendn ing marginal vflange 16, and when "the heads are placed in position. in. the shell their ilanfres are in close contact with the inner face of the shell. The lower head D may be secured to the shell in any approved man-- ner, 1out by reference the outer edge the shell and is crimped or clamped thereto, forming a lockingmseain i7, l'rit the chimesection of the .shell niav be seani'ed over the flange oi the head, if desired.

' ln addition to the above manner oi tasteninfr the head, to the shell e-yeleted Shanks l8- per trirefs' 1EJ are inad'e'intheilanges I() ofthe cl1an lise4 if desired, which latter construew flange it is ent over the lower chime oi the (wise tightly pressed." to a ,positive fgrippingi promote the' sealing but only the bottoni head D is .made 'fast to said shell, the other .head l) being removable oftliools l9 are passed through the shell and the flange 16 of thelower headf'fD, being riveted or otherwise secured to place, as is shown in Fig. 5.

With reference tothe upper head D its flange is provided" with an outwardly and down- Wardly turned section forming an exterior annular socket- 20, which when the head is placed in position in the shell receives the upper chime of the latter, as is shown in Fi s. 4 and 5.` Adjacent to the upper chime of t e shell (l the eyeleted shanks 21, of hooks 22 are secured in the shell onl both the lower hooks 19 and the u per hoo s 22 being at the exterior of the shel and the up er hooks are in staggered relation to the ower hooks. The hooks 19 and 22 are intended as stays for the cord 23, which represents the tensioncord of a regular drum.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent* 1. As an improved article of manufacture, a metal drum comprising a shell, and heads having outwardly-extending marginal flanges at an angle to the outer faces o the heads,'

means for securing the said flanges to the shell at points beyond the head and a flexible connection between the said heads.-

2. As an improved article of manufacture, a sheet-metal drum com rising a shell, and heads having marginal anges, said flanges fitting against the inner face ofthe shell and having their edges bent over the edges of the shell and parallel with the outerface of said shell and a cord connecting the said heads.

3. As an improved article of manufacture, a sheet-metal drum comprising a shell, heads having marginal flanges, said flanges fitting I against the inner face of the shell and having their edges bent over the edge of the she and parallel with the outer face of the said" in mar inal flanges fittin Y a ainst the shell,

g e le g the shel and flanges having registering apertures, and a cord laced through the said apertures.

5. As an improved article of manufacture, a metal drum, comprising a shell, heads having marginal flanges fitting against the inner face of the shell and having interlocking enagement therewith, the shell and flanges aving registering apertures, and a cord laced throu h said apertures 6. s an improvedarticle of manufacture, a metal drum comprising a shell and heads for the same, said heads having outwardlyextending marginal flanges which fit close to the inner face of the shell, a seam connection between the chimes of the shell and the edges of the flanges, said shell and flanges having registering apertures therein, and cords laced ythrough said apertures, extending from head to head.

In testimony whereof `I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

ATHERTON D. CONVERSE. Witnesses:

FRED C. HANsooM, WILLIAM H. HEzLrr'r. 

